กัณฑ์

gan

Meanings

1NounC1

section; canto (of a long sermon or poem)

a named section of a long sermon or poem, especially one of the 13 sections in the Vessantara Jataka (Maha Chat) recitation

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2ClassifierC1

classifier for sermons or sermon sections

A classifier used to count sermons or sections of sermons, including sections of the Maha Chat recitation.

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Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

Why is กัณฑ์ said กัน?

gan

  • Final soundAt the end of a syllable, ณ is said like น (n).Silent letterฑ์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ณ, a sonorant, so it is live.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Mid tone

gan

Level, in your normal speaking voice.

Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid

ฑ์ is silent here.

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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